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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1915
Page
9
Premier Georgios Gounaris holds the seat in the chamber of deputies as rumors swirl about the intentions of King Constantine and the government amid undefined aims and shifting political signals.
Saloniki reports show a marked rise in allied warships in the harbor with more expected daily. Venizelist deputies seek enrollment dates for elections. the Skouloudis cabinet is criticized as martial law and oligarchy hold power. French troops repulse 30,000 Bulgarians on Cerna river as Serbians counterattack. Babuna pass. Krushevo and Prilep area see Bulgarian advances. Over 11,000 Serbian troops captured yet the Balkan front sees continued pursuit and heavy losses.
The Bulgarians again occupy Tetevo despite previous changes of hands. Reports from Saloniki note small forces on both sides and a possible turning move toward Babuna pass to Gostiyvar and Perlepe. Serbians recaptured Kalkandeles with prisoners and munitions, while Old Serbia is said to be lost and New Serbia in peril as morale and famine press.
A dispatch from Athens reports Bulgarians reinforcing around Veles and Uskup with five divisions near Babuna and Krivolak to stop French advances toward Cerna. On Cerna front, Bulgarians, twice repulsed, renew assaults while Babuna defile remains held by Serbs. Sofia notes rail repairs toward Sofia and a near-term line revival. Montenegrins hold against Austrian attacks near Sandjak with strong losses inflicted. Official Sofia also states operations on the 14th were favorable with ammo and material captured near Promkuptie and a counterattack that repulsed the French east of Veles.
Washington November 16 President Wilson will spend the week drafting his message to Congress with cabinet input. National defense, revenue raises, conservation measures, and Philippine policy top the agenda. He will write on his typewriter and consult with House readers on revenue plans. Cabinet reports will be released after the address. Attorney General Gregory weighs Sherman amendments to curb munition plots, while the army general staff recommendations on strengthening the military will be made public after the president delivers the message.
In Chicago on November 16 F and Hamburger, secretary of the National Association of Garment Workers, warned that European war may end blue jeans. He noted dye supply is exhausted and Germany exports blue dyes. Speakers forecast higher clothing prices this winter due to demand for wool and related goods.
Cordele Georgia November 16 Special J Marchman well known farmer of Wilcox county died this morning at Jove Yawn's home near Seville after five days of fatal knife wounds inflicted by John Crawford in a quarrel with Crawford's brother Henry earlier that year. Sheriff Gibbs and deputies have not yet captured Crawford and pursue information on his hiding place possibly with relatives in the county.
Three Americans died in the Mexican interior as reports from November 4 describe. Motives mention Mayo Indians and Carranza troops moving into the Yaqui Valley to safeguard the irrigation canal and Americans in Tepic and Sinaloa regions.
W S Gilbreath of Chattanooga field secretary for the Dixie Highway association arrived in Atlanta by car from Macon with W T Anderson, a Georgia highway commissioner. He is returning north after a Dixie Highway tour from Chicago to Miami and will stay in Atlanta for several days.
Secretary Gilbreath, returning from Miami, notes rapid road improvements on the Divie Highway south of Atlanta and cites early results from the enthusiasm spread by the Diare Highway weeks ago. The item mentions the Georgia Harvest Festival and Southeastern fair as context.
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